I had to put in a plug for the J Geils Band(minus J)House Party tour in AC last night.Awesome 2 hour show,the 12 piece band 2 guitars,The Uptown horns,the Geilettes 2 female singers,Peter Wolf was incredible as ever energy plus,Magic Dick wailing on diatonic and Chrome(played through 2 red knob fender twins i believe,and a cordless ball mic)D Klein on bass,Seth Justman on keys and a younger drummer.The show was very entertaining and they sounded as good as they ever have.When leaving the stage Peter Wolf said "Tell Your Friends,The J Geils Band Is Back" .If you have a chance to see them Go For It.
The tickets varied in price,mine were 65 in advance and were decent seats.When you throw the size of the band into the mix,not bad,although when I saw them in 73 at a roller skating rink doing Full House Live,with Framptons Camel and Black Oak Ark. on the bill for $5.00, I guess the yrs and prices have long gone by the wayside .As for the no J.Geils you can read a little about the matter at hand(law suit),you can look it up by punching in the J.Geils Band
Last Edited by on Sep 16, 2012 11:17 AM
(Reuters) - Former members of the J. Geils band may have to "freeze frame" their upcoming tour.
John Geils, who formed the J. Geils Band, filed a lawsuit against the other members of the rock group this week, claiming they are unlawfully using the band's trademarked name for an upcoming tour without him and interfering with his business activities.
The lawsuit says that band members Richard Salwitz, Danny Klein, Peter Wolf and Seth Justman had "planned and conspired" to exclude Geils from performing with them under the J. Geils Band name on a recently announced tour.
The band members had planned 11 concerts without Geils as "The J. Geils Band," beginning August 25 in Syracuse, New York.
The original J. Geils Band released 13 studio albums between 1967 and 1985 and has sporadically reunited in the past 13 years. They are best known for their 1981 hits "Centerfold," which reached #1 on the Billboard chart, and "Freeze Frame," which peaked at #4.
Geils is seeking full rights to the trademark, prevention of other members' use of the name, and damages. The lawsuit was filed in Boston Superior Court.
"Together they're the J. Geils Band, but separately they're Mr. Wolf, Mr. Salwitz , Mr. Klein, and Mr. Justman," said Charles Grimes, the lawyer representing Geils.
"They do not have the right to take his name and use it, and try to deny him the right to use his own name."
James Weinberger, the attorney representing the other members of the band, denied the allegations made by John Geils and Francesca Records, a label Geils co-owns.
"We will address the claims in the lawsuit including our own claims against John Geils and Francesca Records at the appropriate time," he said.
Mixed feelings about this. I tend to side with John Geils; without the name sake in the ensemble, I don't believe the other musicians the right to use J.Geils Band as a monicker. All the same, it's always a gas to see Magic Dick live whatever the circumstances. ---------- Ted Burke http://youtube.com/watch?v=-VPUDjK-ibQ&feature=relmfu ted-burke.com
